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John Ottman

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John Ottman holds dual distinctions as a leading film composer and an award winning film editor. Ottman has often completed both monumental tasks on the same films. Such remarkable double duties have included The Usual Suspects, X-Men 2, Superman Returns, Valkyrie, and Jack the Giant Killer. He has also held producer roles on several of these films... See full bio »

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John Verl Ottman
in San Diego, California, USA
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2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past (filming)
 
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer (music by)
 
2011 Interview with John Ottman HD (video short)
 
2011 Unknown
 
2011 The Resident
 
2010 Halloween: The Night He Came Back (short)
 
2010/I The Losers
 
2010 Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates (video short)
 
2010 The RRF in New Recruit (video short)
 
2009 Astro Boy
 
2009 Orphan
 
2008 Valkyrie
 
2007/I The Invasion
 
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
 
2006 Superman Returns
 
2005 Fantastic Four
 
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
 
2005 House of Wax
 
2005 Hide and Seek
 
2004 Lonely Place (short)
 
2004 Cellular
 
2004 Celling Out (video documentary short)
 
2004 Dialing Up 'Cellular' (video documentary short)
 
2003 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (video documentary)
 
2003 Gothika
 
2003 Evolution in the Details: The Design of 'X2' (video documentary short)
 
2003 X2
 
2002 Trapped
 
2002 Point of Origin (TV movie)
 
2002 Eight Legged Freaks
 
2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (video documentary)
 
2002 Brother's Keeper
 
2002 Pumpkin
 
2001 Bubble Boy
 
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut
 
1999 Lake Placid
 
1998 Apt Pupil
 
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
 
1998 Goodbye Lover
 
1997 Incognito
 
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror
 
1996 The Cable Guy
 
1995 Night Train (short)
 
1995 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (Video Game)
 
1995 The Antelope Chess Game
 
1995 The Usual Suspects
 
1993 Public Access
 
Show ShowMusic Department (29 titles)
2014 Nor the Moon by Night (composer: theme music) (pre-production)
 
2011 Unknown (orchestrator)
 
2010/I The Losers (music producer, orchestrator, score programmer)
 
2009 Orphan (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2008 Valkyrie (orchestrator)
 
2007/I The Invasion (orchestrator)
 
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (score orchestrator)
 
2006 Superman Returns (music arranger - uncredited, orchestrator)
 
2005 Fantastic Four (orchestrator: score)
 
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (music score producer, orchestrator)
 
2005 House of Wax (orchestrator, score producer)
 
2005 Hide and Seek (orchestrator)
 
2004 Imaginary Heroes (composer: main theme)
 
2004 Cellular (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
2003 Gothika (orchestrator)
 
2003 X2 (orchestrator)
 
2002 Trapped (orchestrations)
 
2002 Eight Legged Freaks (orchestrator)
 
2002 Pumpkin (orchestrator)
 
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut (orchestrator)
 
1999 Lake Placid (orchestrator, score producer)
 
1998 Fantasy Island (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
1998 Apt Pupil (orchestrations)
 
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (orchestrator)
 
1998 Goodbye Lover (orchestrator)
 
1997 Snow White: A Tale of Terror (orchestrator)
 
1996 The Cable Guy (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1995 The Usual Suspects (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1993 Public Access (orchestrator)
 
Show ShowEditor (10 titles)
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2010 La Rafle (writer: "Operation terminated" / performer: "Operation terminated")
 
2008 Valkyrie (writer: "They'll Remember You")
 
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (writer: "Fantastic Proposal")
 
2005 Fantastic Four (Video Game) (writer: "Theme From 'Fantastic Four'")
 
2005 Hide and Seek (writer: "Hide and Seek")
 
2002 Pumpkin (writer: "Sorority Theme")
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2013 Jack the Giant Slayer (associate producer)
 
2008 Valkyrie (executive producer)
 
1998 Apt Pupil (associate producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut
 
1988 Lion's Den (short)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1988 Lion's Den (short) (sound designer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2011 Dark Dreamers (TV series) (completed)
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Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2010 Hometown Glory (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Penny Dreadful (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 HellBent (thanks)
 
2003 The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2010 With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Navigate this Maze (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Finding Kraftland (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Halloween: The Shape of Horror (short)
Himself
 
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Requiem for Mutants: The Score of 'X2' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 An Interview with John Ottman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Keyser Söze: Lie or Legend? (video documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Longtime friend of director Bryan Singer. They have worked together on The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X2, Superman Returns and most recently Valkyrie, the movie about Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, played by Tom Cruise. He was unable to work with Singer on the first X-Men movie because he was too busy with his directorial debut, Urban Legends: Final Cut. See more »

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